Make the Button

We’re just going to go with the standard 125px by 125px button for now. Here’s a quick one I made up!

Here’s how I made it using Photoshop (you can use any program you’re familiar with to create the button).

1. Create a new document with the dimensions of 125px width and 125px height.

2. Design your button! I stuck with my current color scheme and font to make this basic button.

3. SAVE your button! I always use the highest quality I can get for ANY image I want online.

4. Upload your button via FTP or through your WordPress or Blogger dashboard. If you need to know HOW to do this, just let me know and I’ll help you! Make a note of the PATH of where you uploaded the image. If you did it via your WordPress or Blogger dashboard, it generally gives you the URL of the image.

How to Upload Button and Get Image URL via WordPress

In your WordPress dashboard, you’ll see an area called Media. Hover over that and a second menu will pop out, select “Add New”.

After you upload your image you’ll see the following display. The URL to your image is located in the FILE URL box which I’ve surrounded in lovely pink.

5. Add the button AND code to your sidebar! We have two options here on displaying it.

Option One — Textarea

<img src="http://replacemedomain.com/urltobutton.jpg" alt="your domain name" />
<br /><br />
<textarea rows="4" columns="10"><a href="http://yourdomainurl.com"><img src="http://replacemedomain.com/urltobutton.jpg" alt="your domain name" /></a></textarea>

This creates the following:

Option Two — Div

<img src="http://replacemedomain.com/urltobutton.jpg" alt="your domain name" />
<br /><br />
<div style="overflow:auto; font-size: 11px; width:125px; height:80px; border: 1px solid #c2c2c2">
&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourdomainurl.com&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://replacemedomain.com/urltobutton.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;your domain name&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
</div>

That gives you the following:

Add to Your WordPress Sidebar

We’re going to use a widget to easily add the code to your existing theme’s sidebar.

In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Appearance, when you hover over a second menu will appear, select Widgets.

You might have to look around a bit but find the TEXT widget and drag it over to your sidebar.

When you select or open up the widget, you can then enter in the code!

Keep in mind that if you use the WP-Typography plugin for WordPress there is an extra step you’ll have to take if you use the DIV option to remove the fancy curly quotation marks. I don’t think many people use the plugin, but if you need assistance with that plugin, I will help you out.

Let me know how it works out for you! If you have any questions or need help, comment below and I’ll see what I can do.

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Here they are in no particular order or size!

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So here’s a recap on some of my favorite images from each week (the only week I skipped was Easter/Eggs).

Sunshine/Light

Blossom

Rain/Water

Grass/Green

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Here are some photos of the polishes I’ve received the past few months:

I’ve also gotten full size hand care and nail care products and samples of other hand/nail care products. Their roller-ball cuticle oil is my favorite! I have 3 bottles of it!

I thought I would just do a quick post on what I got for this month’s box and by all means if you’re interested go and sign up! I would love it if you did it via my affiliate link: Julep Maven because I can then earn rewards. I’m all about reward systems! Once you become a Julep Maven, you get a personalized 20% code that you can use on any/all of your Julep purchases.

So this is what I got in May’s “It Girl” box!

• Ashley – Sunset orange with a metallic micro-shimmer
• Nessa – Bright lemon sorbet shimmer
• Kylie – Sultry violet magnetic polish — with separate magnet
• sample of pedi creme

All of the polishes had great formulas and I loved with Kylie that it’s a great polish even without the magnetic affect, however that being said, the magnet for me was super weak and really didn’t do much even after holding it close for over 30 seconds! I’ve had better results with my other magnetic polishes in 5–10 seconds, with super bold magnetic patterns.

Also, the brush that came with Ashely was all sorts of messed up, made applying the polish almost impossible and the end result looked tacky, even though the polish itself is a fantastic color.

Here are some swatches*!

Kylie after the magnet had been applied:

For the month of May, by using my referral link, you can use the code MAYINTRO to get your first box for a PENNY!

If you have any questions about any of the products or anything really, let me know!

*all photos shot super quickly on my point and shoot!
{just a member of the program, no freebies given to me!}

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Figured I do a “life update” sort of post. Partially because lists are awesome and partially because not a heck of a lot is going on!

• I got rid of Food at OSN (not like anyone was really aware of it!) and will just go back to posting my recipes and such here.
• I’ve been back on Weight Watchers Online for about a month now and have lost 12 lbs!
• How does one remove super deep and large bush stumps without paying a fortune to a landscaper / owning a bobcat?
• It’s almost farmer’s market time! SO EXCITED!
• I decided to get an account over at ThisLife based on my friend’s recommendations on her post, This Little Life of Mine: Keeping My Life’s Memories Safe with ThisLife! LOVE IT SO MUCH! I had to get their largest plan naturally lol!
• I bought two new books that I’m super excited about, Deadlocked: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel and Beyond the Sling!
• My heart is just… overwhelmed with emotion for Diana, if you aren’t up to date on what’s going on for her, please offer your support for her and her unborn twin boys. She wrote a post about the current situation they are going through. The babies were born this morning. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts.
• Haven’t heard from my mother after the last post where I shared the comments she had made, maybe it’s finally over with!
• As some of you may be aware of, @kitchenwitch and I aren’t on speaking terms anymore (oh drama!). Why? Who knows (not me, that’s for sure) but alas, lesson learned. If a person isn’t the same as they portray themselves online (I guess I wasn’t special enough to get the online persona)? Probably is a red flag. Eh, doubt anyone really wants to know more than that.
• Got my oldest son Daniel set up with an IEP at his school, thinking happy shiny positive thoughts.
• Also got my oldest son his very own iPhone! Due in part because we washed his iPod touch and in part because I’m a paranoid parent and like being in contact with him when he goes over to his friends houses (he doesn’t bring it to school… unless it was a field trip maybe).
• Got myself the iPhone 4s! I previously had the iPhone 3gs. I upgraded for the camera, naturally lol. Gave my old phone to Tristan with all of his apps. I still need a case for it. Hard to find something purple and/or glittery! I just want something that is fantastic.
• Been loving my shows lately! Especially Fringe, The Good Wife, Revenge, Missing, Awake, and Once Upon a Time!
• A friend of mine has an AMAZING photo collage template up for a free download. So go download it! She also wrote a tutorial on how to use the template!
• I already got my May “It Girl” Julep Box! Just need to do some swatches and then I’ll post about it! Just a bit said that I missed out on the add-on polishes because the site wasn’t working for me at the time.
• In World of Warcraft, I’m going to freaking lose it. I’ve spent MONTHS trying to get Vyragosa with NO luck! That damn dragon is all I need to finish Frostbitten.
• The husband and I are still pondering if we want to have a third child within the next two years. What made YOU decide to have more kids or to STOP having more children?
• I bought the domain starrymom.com awhile back, trying to figure out what to do with it. Any suggestions?
• I really want to get another tattoo, just not sure WHAT to get.
• I miss the show Wife Swap.
• Does anyone watch The Voice? Tony Lucca FTW!
• After going 13 years without central air conditioning, I appreciate it all the more… especially when it’s 83 degrees with 58% humidity!

Bonus photos!

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